Atlantis Princess

Atlantis Princess is the third Korean-language studio album by South Korean singer BoA, released on May 30, 2003 by SM Entertainment. The album debuted at #1 in the Top 50 Korean Monthly Charts, with initial monthly sales of nearly 128,000 in from two days of shipments in May. The overseas version of this album also includes a bonus VCD.

Atlantis Princess
Studio album by
BoA
ReleasedMay 30, 2003
Recorded2003
GenreK-pop
LanguageKorean
LabelSM
ProducerLee Soo-man (exec.)
BoA chronology
Valenti
(2003)		 Atlantis Princess
(2003)		 Next World
(2003)
Singles from Atlantis Princess
  1. "The Lights of Seoul"
    Released: May 25, 2003
  2. "Atlantis Princess"
    Released: May 30, 2003
  3. "Milky Way"
    Released: May 30, 2003
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Daily Vault[1]

The album was also released in some parts of Asia, particularly Philippines, Hong Kong and Taiwan.

Title track

The single "Atlantis Princess" was released in conjunction with the album. It is a fast-tempo dance song that lyrically is reminiscent of a fairy-tale; it depicts the lost continent of Atlantis and conveys a bright and hopeful message.[2] The music video for the single was filmed in Australia over the course of six days in May 2003[3] and showcases her singing and dancing on top of a building in Sydney and in natural landscapes near Kiama. BoA made performed the song on live television for the first time on Inkigayo on June 1.[2]

In 2021, "Atlantis Princess" was ranked number 93 in Melon and Seoul Shinmun's list of Top 100 K-pop Songs of All-Time.[4]

Accolades
Year Organization Award Result Ref.
2003 Mnet Music Video Festival Best Dance Performance Won [5]
Best Female Artist Nominated [6]
Music program awards
Program Date
SBS's Inkigayo June 22, 2003
July 6, 2003
July 13, 2003
MBC's Music Camp June 28, 2003
July 12, 2003
July 19, 2003

Track listing
  1. "Time to Begin" (Kenzie) - 3:36
  2. 아틀란티스 소녀 ("Atlantis Princess") (Hwang Sung-je, Lyrics by Taehun) - 3:44
  3. 나무 ("Tree") (Kwon Ki-myung, Lyrics by Ik-Soo) - 4:28
  4. "Milky Way" (Kenzie) - 3:20
  5. 천사의 숨결 ("Beat of Angel") (Ik-Soo, Lyrics by Hong Ji-yoo) - 3:40
  6. 선물 ("Gift") (Park Chang-hyun) - 3:44
  7. 이런 내게 ("Where are You") (Ko Young-jo, Lyrics by Bae Hwa-young) - 3:48
  8. 단념 ("Make a Move") (Oh Seung-eun, Lyrics by Park Ki-hyun) - 3:03
  9. 사랑해요 ("So Much in Love") (Ha Jung-ho, Lyrics by Park Chae-won) - 3:55
  10. 남겨진 슬픔 ("Endless Sorrow") (Choi Seung-min, Lyrics by Kim Ju-hyung) - 4:09
  11. "The Show Must Go On" (Yoon-sang, Lyrics by Park Chang-hak) - 4:05
  12. 서울의 빛 ("The Lights of Seoul") (Hong-seok, Hwang Sung-je, Korean lyrics by Cho Yoon-kyung) - 4:25
  13. "The Lights of Seoul" (English Version) (Hong-seok, Hwang Sung-je, English lyrics by Oh Sung-sin) - 4:25

Bonus VCD (Overseas Version)
  1. Atlantis Princess MV (with Chinese Lyrics Subtitles)

Chart history

The album ended at #4 in the list of the best-selling albums in South Korea in 2003, selling close to 400,000 copies.

References
  1. "Daily Vault - Atlantis Princess by BoA". Daily Vault. July 14, 2003. Archived from the original on September 24, 2005.
  2. "<연합인터뷰> 3집 발표 앞둔 가수 보아" [<Yeonhap Interview> Singer BoA ahead of her 3rd album release]. Yonhap News (in Korean). May 26, 2003 – via Daum.
  3. "보아, 뮤비촬영마치고 귀국" [BoA returns home after MV shooting]. Ilgan Sports (in Korean). May 23, 2003 – via Daum.
  4. "Top 100 K-pop Masterpieces: Atlantis Princess - BoA" (in Korean). Melon. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
  5. "2003 m.net 뮤직 페스티벌 최고의 수상자는 이효리와 빅마마". Newsis (in Korean). Naver. November 28, 2003. Retrieved May 29, 2021.
  6. "2003 최고의 뮤직비디오는?". The Kyunghyang Shinmun (in Korean). Naver. November 26, 2003. Retrieved May 29, 2021.


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